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ANNUAL REPORT
INSPECTOR OF WIRES
65 wiring permits have been issued.
To His Honor the Mayor, the City Council, and all Department heads I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER M. HALL,
Superintendent of Wires.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
Report of Board of Health
REPORT OF BIRTHS 1942
Resident
City of Newburyport
Female
Male
Total
January .
1
15
16
February
5
8
13
March.
12
11
23
April.
6
12
18
May
12
9
21
June .
6
10
16
July.
14
11
25
August
11
7
18
September
11
6
17
October
15
12
27
November
3
8
11
December.
4
4
6
98
113
211
Males
113
Females
98
Total.
211
REPORT OF DEATHS 1942
Resident Non-Resident
January
25
7
February
21
12
March.
20
5
April
13
13
May
12
6
June .
17
4
July.
13
6
August
19
11
September
19
8
October.
22
8
November
11
4
December .
10
9
Date not on certificate.
1
Totals.
203
93
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF DEATHS 1942
Cause
Resident
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Addison Disease . .
1
Arthritis.
2
Arteriosclerosis . ..
3
3
1
1
Asphy. Neotorium
1
Accident.
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Pertussis.
1
Brain
1
Gastric Hemorrhage
1
1
Cer. of Liver. ...
1
1
Cancer .
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
Cerebral Hemorrhage
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
6
3
2
Heart
9
5
6
6
4
9
4
8
5
4
6
3
Kidney
1
1
1
Homicide .
1
Malnutrition
1
Pneumonia.
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
Premature .
1
1
Stillborn
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Senility.
2
1
Unknown
2
2
1
1
Tuberculosis.
1
Pulmonary Atelec- tasis. .
2
Pulmonary Embolis
1
Totals.
25
21
20
13
12
17
13
19
19
22
11
10
Total 203-1 Heart Case (no date on Certificate).
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 1942
Chicken Pox
6
German Measles.
70
Lobar Pneumonia
13
Measles.
590
Mumps.
5
Scarlet Fever.
5
Tuberculosis Pul.
2
Tuberculosis other
1
Whooping Cough.
63
Dog Bite.
24
Septic Sore Throat.
3
Meningitis .
1
Conjunctivitis
1
Total.
784
1
1
1
Sepsis
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BOARD OF HEALTH
DENTAL REPORT Immaculate Conception School
Total No. students in school. 360
No. students attended school dentist. 180
No. students received treatment from own dentist 58
No. students who refused care by school dentist. 60
No. students-parent sent written message stating children would re- ceive care by own dentist. 62
Total.
360
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
Newburyport, Mass., April, 1943.
Board of Health, City Hall, Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen :-
The following is my report of animals slaughtered and inspected as Inspector of Slaughtering for the year 1942:
Cattle.
19
Calves.
10
Pigs.
19
Sheep
0
Total. 48
All carcasses found on post-mortem and passed for food.
(Signed) F. C. BLAKELY, V.M.D.,
Inspector of Slaughtering.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Board of Public Welfare
To His Honor the Mayor and Members of the City Council:
This report of the Board of Public Welfare will show in detail the expenditures of our department for 1942, leaving a balance for salaries, A.D.C. and other expense of varying amounts.
We feel that it might be helpful to His Honor the Mayor and to the Members of the Council in studying this report if we made a general statement of the conditions as we found them in January 1942 and January of 1943. While this report is for the calen- dar year of 1942 only, we think it would be helpful to use January of 1943 as a measuring stick only.
In January 1942, the department had on its rolls 267 cases at an operating cost of $6,017.80 a month. January 1943 we have 70 cases at a cost of $2,984.13 or approx- imately $3,000.00 a month less operating expenses in 1943 over 1942 and the trend is still downward.
This reduction of course is due to the great demand for labor of all kinds and while for the most part our clients left the rolls willingly when employment was available, yet it has been necessary and still is to urge and encourage others not so willing to seek private employment of some kind to enable them to become self supporting.
Our reduction in gross cost for the year in General Relief and Horton Home was $23,993.21 and our reimbursements for the year in these two categories was $14,319.66. This reimbursement is credited to estimated receipts and does not revert back to the Department. Our department paid to other cities and towns for aid rendered people with Newburyport settlements $4,686.20. To Lakeville, Pondville and Tewksbury State Hospitals $2,565.14. This is a total of $7,251.34 paid out of welfare funds over which we have only indirect control and payment is obligated by Statute Law.
Our Aid to Dependent Children case load for January 1942 was 47 at a cost of $2,509.50 a month. This number has gradually been reduced and is now down to 31 at a cost of $1,799.62 a month showing a reduction of approximately $700.00 a month over January of 1942. The policy of A.D.C. is controlled by the Federal Government through the Social Security Board and the State Department of Public Welfare. Our duties in this type of aid are pretty well defined and both the State and Federal Governments are insistent that their mandates be followed right to the letter. Since the State and Federal government pay close to two thirds of the cost of this type of relief, it can readily be understood why they establish a budget that must be used and a policy of operating.
.While the gross cost of A.D.C. for the year 1942 was $28,877.27, the cost to New- buryport was $10,616.26.
The Department as a whole is operating at approximately $3,000.00 a month less than in 1942 and unless something unforseen takes place, we have reason to believe that ยท the cost of operating for 1943 will be substantially less than in 1942.
A list of services provided by this Department are General Relief, Horton Home, Aid to Dependent Children, other Cities, hospital care at Pondville, Lakeville, In-
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
stitutional care at Tewksbury State Hospital, Commissary and Welfare truck for De- partment work and transporting W.P.A. men to and from work.
We wish in this report to extend the thanks of the Department to the various groups and individuals who in any way assisted us in our work.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE,
Edward F. Murphy, John W. Stevens, Dennis F. O'Keefe.
James F. Creeden, Agent.
REIMBURSEMENTS-Year Ending December 31, 1942
Receipts:
State
1941
$1,268.97
1942
10,490.86
$11,759.83
Other Cities
1941-Byfield.
$54.28
$54.28
1942-Salisbury
$415.96
Quincy
107.50
Byfield .
322.00
Newbury
1,227.40
Lawrence
102.26
Haverhill
30.78
Worcester
17.00
Taunton.
16.50
Gloucester
106.15
$2,345.55
Aid to Dependent Children
A.D.C .- 1941 .
8,730.35
$8,730.35
A.D.C .- Federal Grant.
8,870.85
8,870.85
A.D.C .- Administrative
Federal.
987.52
987.52
Returned Checks
A.D.C
139.00
Welfare.
96.00
235.00
Returned Aid
Welfare.
74.00
74.00
Total.
$33,057.38 $33,057.38
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ANNUAL REPORT
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN Expenditures-January 1, 1942-December 31, 1942
Month
Payments
City
Federal
State
January
$2,509.50
$899.25
$773.75
$836.50
February
2,528.27
910.51
775.00
842.76
March.
2,599.02
948.68
784.00
866.34
April
2,601.50
936.33
798.00
867.17
May
2,416.46
871.97
739.00
805.49
June
2,525.85
958.55
725.35
841.95
July.
2,420.53
883.69
730.00
806.84
August
2,431.30
895.87
725.00
810.43
September
2,402.45
894.13
707.50
800.82
October
2,361.30
894.20
680.00
787.10
November
2,106.64
778.78
625.65
702.21
December.
1,974.45
744.30
572.00
658.15
Total.
$28,877.27 $10,616.26 $8,635.25 $9,625.76
INFIRMARY EXPENDITURES-JANUARY 1, 1942-DECEMBER 31, 1942
Name
Jan. Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Total
Groceries
$162.90 $218.21
167.11
198.43
168.44
64.78
184.98
79.63
144.00
180.53
62.42
78.02 171.03
1,541.87
Grain
100.77
112.16
176.51
163.29
164.57
193.32
135.57
116.82
102.93
131.89
124.25
242.90
1,764.98
Clo. & Shoes
11.08
7.85
46.83
3.00
29.21
6.60
5.45
8.65
74.54
84.76
25.70
12.78
316.45
Drugs
2.20
33.57
14.50
5.18
20.43
13.99
20.83
22.27
9.19
16.90
7.45
28.72
195.23
Medical
12.00
20.25
2.25
11.65
46.15
Rep. & Equip
10.73
3.00
59.40
18.19
12.15
103.47
Miscel.
66.30
70.71
130.42
124.95
211.64
54.91
56.99
94.13 69.15
81.97
117.15
107.41
1,185.73
Telephone
9.26
4.28
5.23
4.18
5.43
4.28
4.28
4.63
41.57
Dental
15.00
14.00
29.00
Lumber
11.67
9.07
89
16.43
11.14
49.20
Insurance
97.00
92.72
189.72
Salaries
265.00
265.00
265.00 265.00 265.00
265.00
265.00
265.00 265.00
265.00 265.00 265.00
3,180.00
Total
$747.75 $906.27 $1,029.87 $910.72 $955.40 $941.52 $915.51 $817.92 $911.70 $888.66 $846.95 $988.35 $10,860.62
.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
$184.83 $171.74 $195.59 $131.89 $229.99 $167.05 $178.93 $209.04 $222.85 $144.23
$2,217.25
Fuel & Light 42.50
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WELFARE EXPENDITURES-1942
Name
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov. $820.50
Dec.
Total
Groceries. . .
. $2,112.50 $2,604.19 $2,176.00 $2,030.00 $1,298.50 $1,429.50 $1,064.00 $1,140.50 $1,046.50
Rent ..
682.18
836.10
693.43
674.35
490.20
558.80
473.75
380.00
616.00
412.00
266.00
377.78
6,460.59
Fuel . . .
854.26
844.47
554.07
867.85
276.30
142.90
76.05
61.16
120.67
87.46
152.22
249.49
4,286.90
Milk ..
133.52
122.99
130.34
115. 15
99.89
44.10
37.80
39.15
43.20
57.75
31.50
43.20
898.59
Bd. and Care.
270.71
18.00
22.50
262.29
22.50
18.00
269.50
18.00
158.79
149.42
231.43
1,441.14
Shoes & Clo. .
97.57
73.60
72.75
71.65
52.00
33.00
22.40
27.70
25.95
43.05
56.70
16.45
592.82
Hospital. .
77.50
70.00
77.50
168.00
77.50
75.00
77.50
77.50
75.00
77.50
271.00
1,124.00
Burial. . . .
100.00
100.00
16.00
10.00
14.00
240.00
Drugs.
7.39
110.09
11.67
161.78
122.98
75.80
63.61
252.80
56.84
113.99
976.95
Office Exp. . . .
38.31
47.85
25.75
15.20
15.10
20.30
9.99
.90
2.20
4.30
31.04
27.15
238.09
Truck.
15.49
32.74
15.85
116.98
21.68
13.32
2.14
22.29
2.20
242.69
Travel .
25.00
26.00
28.50
36.60
38.16
33.00
20.16
8.66
2.50
48.82
27.60
32.77
327.77
Miscell.
1.30
4.15
30.82
1.30
10.80
4.10
52.47
T. A. .
87.60
397.12
416.04
633.80
721.78
823.61
303.82
483.28
110.09
709.06
4,686.20
Medical. ..
215.97
213.96
2.05
211.50
242.90
243.08
8.80
241.25
105.75
103.50
127.85
1,716.61
Commissary . .
79.82
38.68
25.00
35.44
42.00
28.50
54.36
29.00
62.95
395.75
Dental.
22.00
31.00
4.00
6.00
12.00
15.00
90.00
Glasses. ..
7.00
11.00
20.00
Cash. .
880.00
905.50
922.00
940.00
1,069.50
773.00
807.00
871.00
1,035.50
758.73
768.00
939.00
10,669.23
Salaries . . . .
597.30
477.84
589.34
485.84
607.30
569.34
514.84
612.30
507.21
579.56
597.56
734.07
6,872.50
Total. ... .. $6,017.80 $6,519.83 $5,933.19 $6,428.43 $5,301.11 $4,533.76 $3,699.25 $4,115.93 $4, 130.05 $4,012.09 $3,310.56 $4,597.74 $58,599.74
ANNUAL REPORT
5.00
41.75
84.75
$613.50 $17,202.69
$867.00
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
REPORT OF CITY INFIRMARY
Board of Public Welfare:
Gentlemen:
We present the annual report for the year ending December 31, 1942.
Number of inmates cared for during year 46
Number at present time. 30
Number unable to work 16
Deaf Mutes
2
Deaths
2
Average number
29
Money received and paid Treasurer $163.75
Wood bought-991/2 cords edgings
Wood bought-11812 cords slabs
Wood on hand-45 cords hard; 50 cords edgings; 75 pine slabs
Wood delivered (5787 bags-8 cords of 4 foot wood).
Given stock at present time:
1 pair horses-7 cows-1 heifers-1 bull-5 hogs-9 shoats-130 hens. Poultry killed and used on farm-345 lbs-9 hogs, 2650-1 heifer 400 lbs.
Crops raised :
35 tons hay-50 bu. onions-350 bu. potatoes-50 bu. No. 1 apples-40 bu. No. 2 apples-3 barrels cider-50 bu. purple top turnips-75 bu. carrots-12 bu. beets-12 bu. parsnips-10 bu. beans-30 bu. rutabaga turnips-2500 lbs. squash-500 lbs. pump- kins-2000 lbs. cabbage-2140 doz. eggs-1521 lbs. butter-2100 cans milk.
Canned Goods :
50 qts. cucumbers-432 qts. beans-55 qts. peaches-213 qts. tomatoes-10 qts. blueberries-60 qts. pears-125 qts. squash-79 qts. applesauce-120 qts. picalilli.
Summer Vegetables:
20 bu. swiss chard-26 bu. green peas-21 bu. green beans-16 bu. butter beans- 30 bu. summer cabbage-20 bu. cucumbers-76 bu. tomatoes-12 bu. sweet peppers- 30 doz. sweet corn-6 doz. cantaloupe.
Filled ice house.
Repairs and Painting:
2 rooms and halls repaired, sanded and refinished. Dining room refinished-painted 2 large dining rooms and kitchen-repaired and painted pantry-painted 58 chairs and 17 stands.
Installed new trough in horse stable-2 new shutoffs in hot water line. Installed new pipe in fire service line. Installed new parts and repairs in four bath rooms. Installed 6 safety-release valves in radiators-repaired front porch steps-made 9 overall and 29 common screens-2 new windows in stable-built 1 new ice run, repaired 2 ice runs- made 7 dimout shutters, 16 blackout curtains-Installed hand rails in 2 stairways.
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W.P.A. Project:
Painted 17 chambers-2 bathrooms-2 toilets-chapel-2 halls and stairways in women's quarters.
Respectfully submitted,
DUDLEY T. CURRIER, Superintendent.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Eighty-seventh Annual Library Report NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS
February 3, 1943
Board of Directors for 1942
James Burke Herbert W. Fogg Dr T. Raymond Healy Miss Ellen G. Todd T. Joseph Mannix Miss Retta V. Marr Mrs. Arthur C. Peabody
Trustees of the Building Fund and Permanent Members of the Board
Peter I. Lawton James E. Whitney William Balch
Ex-officio John M. Kelleher, Mayor Edward G. Perkins, President of the Council
Librarian Ruth B. Kimball
Library Staff
Ruth C. Arrall, Cataloger
Teresa B. Castle, Reference Librarian
Olive Fogg, Children's Librarian Grace Bixby, Assistant Olive R. Carter, Assistant
Eleanor E. Gannon, Assistant
Helen S. MacIntosh, Assistant (Resigned Oct. 15, 1942) Beulah E. Moody, Assistant (Appointed Oct. 16, 1942) Bessie W. Pramberg, Assistant Vivian G. White, Assistant
Librarian's Report
To the Board of Directors of the Newburyport Public Library:
The statistical report which follows tells its own story of services given by the li- brary during the year 1942.
It is of special value this year to note that recreational reading diminished and technical reading, for workers in war industries and civilian defense programs, increased. All of us are now students of current affairs, following the progress of world events, and thus the time of the library staff has been filled with reference and specialized requests along those definite lines. Study groups from several clubs in town, pupils from High School and the various grammar schools, students taking courses in Boston for their educational advancement, all have used the facilities of the library to much greater extent than in past years. For these requests we have borrowed approximately one hundred and fifty books from other libraries. Seventy-five books, pamphlets and news- papers, of such value that they are kept in our locked vault and not allowed out of the library building, were consulted by research workers during the year. Also included in the statistical summary of books circulated, over and above the seventeen book deposits in four schools, are volumes loaned to the Home for Aged Men, Home for Aged Women and, starting in October, the Report Center.
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Many interested friends have loaned their hobbies, which were exhibited in our closed glass case in the Circulation Room. These, as well as the twenty-five posters decorating the main bulletin board at different times during the year, were planned and arranged by Miss Carter and Miss Castle. To the H. W. Pray Co. we are grateful for space in their windows for two exhibits: one for the 1942 Victory Book Campaign and one of War Posters, both attractively set up by Mrs. Mildred George.
The Librarian, Irving S. Cole, was director of the 1942 Victory Book Campaign for Newburyport and the vicinity. The Newburyport Public Library was made deposi- tory for the surrounding towns.
In late March the W.P.A. painted the interior of the library building. The effect of more light and illusion of more space, created by the cream colored walls, was an im- provement noted and favorably commented on by many library patrons. Great ap- preciation and praise is due the members of the library staff for the efficient way they handled the moving of some seventy thousand books, at the same time carrying on the regular routine of the library.
At the Emma L. Andrews Branch Library in the South End the floors were scraped and refinished and the building painted inside and out by the W.P.A.
The Main Library was designated an air raid shelter and instructions for pro- cedure during a practice blackout or actual air raid were given to the staff and janitor.
In June the librarian, Irving S. Cole, presented his resignation, to become effective October first. This the Board of Directors accepted with regret, wishing Mr. Cole suc- cess in his new position in Malden.
By government order the W.P.A. Library Project terminated in July. Under pro- fessional supervision these workers had mended and repaired many books, and given help in various departments of the library.
At a special meeting in August the Board of Directors unanimously elected Mrs. Ruth Balch Kimball, formerly librarian of the Walpole Public Library and more recently librarian of the Lovell General Hospital at Fort Devens, as new librarian. Mrs. Kimball assumed her duties October first.
In October the resignation of Helen I. MacIntosh was accepted by the Board of Directors, to take effect October fifteenth. The consequent vacancy was filled by the election of Mrs. Beulah E. Moody, who became a member of the library staff on Oc- tober sixteenth.
Under the direction of Miss Olive Fogg, Children's Librarian, Book Week was ob- served from November fifteenth to twenty-first. November seventeenth Miss Mulliken was in the Children's Room and autographed some of her own drawings for many in- terested youngsters. On Thursday afternoon a party was held for Miss Ethel Parton, beloved Newburyport author of children's books. She was presented with a birthday cake, gift of many Newburyport children who enjoy her books. Miss Alice Jordan, former Children's Librarian of the Boston Public Library, was speaker on this occasion.
Black-out regulations were made more strict in December, so curtains and cover- ings for windows were necessary throughout the building. Invaluable service was given in this connection by the janitor, Mr. Kelleher, who in order to save expense, cut and fitted the material for all second floor annex alcove windows, as well as installing black- out shades in the Children's Room and setting up the shutters formerly used in the Read- ing Room.
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In order to conserve fuel at the Belleville Branch Library the schedule was changed from Tuesday to Monday, as the Parish House is regularly heated for other business every Monday. For this same reason the Main Library and the Emma L. Andrews were closed on the Saturday following Christmas day.
On Thursday, May seventh, Rev. Vivian T. Pomeroy spoke in the Reading Room under the auspices of the Friends of the Library. His subject was "The Right Number" and his talk was well received by an appreciative audience. The end of 1942 finds the funds of the Friends of the Library still allocated for the purchase of a microfilm pro- jector. Government priorities make the actual purchase impossible for the duration.
Hopes for the coming year include still more improvements in the building. Though it will not be possible to buy linoleum for the upstairs sections for the duration, plans are being made for the preservation of the present flooring with the application of a suitable dressing. This will also make the Circulation and Reference Rooms more at- tractive to the eye. Additional lights are necessary in the basement, to make efficient the use of the shelves placed there by the W.P.A. Also there is still seepage around some windows along the south-west side of the basement to which attention should be given.
The Library staff and janitor have given constant and unselfish co-operation, mak- ing it a real pleasure to work with such a loyal group.
The whole-hearted support of the Board of Directors is truly appreciated, their understanding and vision furnishing real stimulus to a broader library service.
The library has received many gifts during 1942. Our thanks go to all those whose names are listed at the conclusion of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH B. KIMBALL,
Librarian.
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Donors to the Library in 1942
Roy Abbe Miss Elisabeth Achelis
Walter C. Lanyon *Miss Nora Leary Wilbur A. Littlefield
American Legion, Mass. Dept.
American Legion, Post 150, Newburyport Robert W. Lull Samuel Atherton
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Lunt
Australian National Publicity Assoc.
Edward M. Bassett
*Mrs. Ellis Lunt Ernest M. Lunt
George Brinton Beal
W. E. Mallalieu
Botany Worsted Mills
George Manson
Herbert J. Brock
Massachusetts, Commonwealth of
Mrs. Edward Brown
Mrs. Alice Meyers
Mrs. George Bushee Thomas P. Cahill
Moseley Estate
*Mrs. Helen Cammett Mrs. George W. Carter
Miss Sarah P. Mulliken
Edward P. Murphy
A. Walter Clark Walter P. Coen
Newburyport, City of
Mrs. John J. Connor
Newburyport High School
Continental Machines, Inc.
Mrs. Myrtle Noble
Miss Margaret Cushing
Mrs. Winthrop Noyes
Otto Degener Laurence P. Dodge
Frank S. Osgood
Miss Jennie E. Osgood
Miss Ethel Parton Charles Peirce
Miss Ada H. Prescott
G. P. Putnam's Sons Benjamin Rush
*William Schwartz Mrs. Henry Skeele William Binney Smith
*Mrs. Florence Stewart Miss Ellen G. Todd Trenton Public Library United Spanish War Veterans, Mass. Dept. U. S. Bureau of the Census Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mass. Dept.
Robert W. Weltshe James E. Whitney
World Publishing Company
*Edward Dow Du Pont de Nemours Co. W. W. Felt, Jr. Fessenden Memorial Asso. Mrs. Virgil Fuller
*Mrs. Frederick Goodwin Rev. J. William Graham Grand Army of the Republic, Mass. Dept.
*Miss Laura Greenleaf *Miss Lillian Greenleaf Historical Records Survey, W.P.A. H. P. Hood Co. Miss Edith Howe
*Mrs. Minerva B. Hudson Infantry Journal Russell Leigh Jackson Miss Frances Johnson C. Frank Kelleher Kelley School, 5th and 6th grades Kentucky Sesqui-centennial Commission
*Donors to the Emma L. Andrews Branch
Mrs. Perley Miller
Mrs. H. O. C. Nason
Mrs. Arthur O'Loan
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Exhibitions of Hobbies
Subject
Loaned by
Bells
Mrs. Roland Gibbons, West Newbury
Buttons
Miss Elizabeth Walsh
Cats, Photographs of .
Miss Catherine O. Bauer
Cocoanut Carvings
Mr. Edward A. Lunt, Newbury
Dolls.
Mrs. I. W. C. Webster
Fans.
Mrs. Fred Cobb, Newbury
Newburyport Views
Mrs. Maude Little
Playing Cards
Miss Olive Fogg
Shells .
Mrs. Herman J. Allen
Soap Figures
Miss Hope Hayden
Trays.
Y. M. C. A. Art Class Mr. Robert Lull
Valentines .
Photographic and Art Exhibits
Photographs
Newburyport Camera Club
Photographs.
New England Council of Camera Clubs
Water Colors.
Y. M. C. A. Art Class
Sketches in Crayon
Y. M. C. A. Art Class
STATISTICS-NEWBURYPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1942
Population served.
13,916
Assessed valuation
12,437,990
Number of days open during year.
352
Hours open each week, for lending
66
Hours open each week, for reading.
74
Hours open each week, for E. L. A. Branch.
10
Hours open each week, for Belleville Branch
12
Registrations
Adult Juvenile Total
Number of borrowers January 1, 1942.
6,888 1,523
8,411
Number of borrowers added in 1942.
942
209
1,151
Totals.
7,830
1,732
9,562
Number of borrowers withdrawn in 1942.
690
352
1,042
Number of borrowers December 31, 1942.
7,140
1,380
8,520
Circulation
Adult Non-Fiction Fiction
Juvenile
Total
Main Library
16,012
37,652
14,383
68,047
E. L. A. Branch
6,190
15,060
4,947
26,197
Belleville Branch
2,227
8,479
4,956
15,662
Totals
24,429
61,191
24,286
109,906
130
ANNUAL REPORT
Book Stock
Adult Juvenile Total
Number of volumes January 1, 1942.
72,817
3,702
76,519
Number of volumes added in 1942.
1,473
346
1,819
Totals.
74,290
4,048
78,338
Number of volumes withdrawn in 1942
317
179
496
Number of volumes December 31, 1942.
73,973 3,869 77,842
Books Purchased from Income of Funds
Colby, Lucy G. B.
27
Currier, John J.
12
Dodge, Nathan D.
28
Dodge, William H. P.
77
Foster, Daniel.
4
Frothingham, Joseph A.
18
Green, Sarah Ann.
13
Haskell, George.
20
Pathe, Paul
3
Peabody, George ..
150
Pettingell, George B.
23
Plumer, Wilhelmina L.
20
Sawyer, Matthias P
36
Spring, John Rand.
354
Stone, Eben F.
89
Sweetser, Benjamin G.
91
Todd, William Cleaves
28
Wiggin, Mary C.
1
Williams, Abraham
26
Total.
1,020
General.
275
Special (Friends of the Library)
129
Gifts
395
Total.
1,819
WATER COMMISSIONERS
131
Report of Water Commissioners
February 2, 1943. -
To His Honor the Mayor and the City Council,
City of Newburyport, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The forty-seventh annual report of the Board of Water Commissioners is respect- fully submitted herewith.
CHARLES F. A. HALL, DANIEL J. REARDON, THOMAS F. MCGRATH, JOHN F. CUTTER, WILLARD S. LITTLE,
Board of Water Commissioners.
Clerk of Board: Gertrude C. Gorwaiz
Financial Report, 1942
Balance December 31, 1941
$3,935.87
Receipts
Water Rates
$50,395.28
Meter Rates.
9,599.05
Sundry Water Receipts.
936.23
City of Newburyport.
5,000.00
Artichoke River Maintenance
28.14
General Distribution
23.95
Hydrant Maintenance.
9.00
Mains Maintenance.
113.10
Service Pipe Maintenance.
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